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Images and recipe by Alphafoodie
*Servings 10-12 cups
A homemade Vegan chocolate peanut butter cup recipe that is simple and easy to make with only 5 ingredients!
INGREDIENTS
For Peanut Butter:
- 2 cups peanuts
- pinch of salt
For the Refined Sugar-Free Chocolate 'Cups':
- 1 cup raw cacao powder
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup melted cacao butter
- 1/4 tsp salt
INSTRUCTIONS
Making the Peanut Butter:
- I like to use full peanuts, so I first have to remove the shells. Then they are ready to roast.
- Roast the peanuts in the oven at 160ºC (fan assisted) for 7-10 minutes. The longer you roast them, the deeper the color of the peanut butter. I myself like the flavor more toasted, so I roasted them for 10 minutes.
- As soon as the peanuts come out of the oven, carefully peel them. The skin should just come off easily when you scrunch them in your hands or with a towel. I then used a hairdryer to remove all the skins (although, be warned, this can be messy!)
- Put the peanuts and a pinch of salt in the Nutramilk processor and blitz them until you obtain a smooth butter. The longer you blend it, the runnier the peanut butter becomes. Store in a glass container.
Making the chocolate & the Vegan Chocolate Peanut Butter Cups:
- Use a double boiler to melt the cacao butter on low heat. Then add the maple syrup and salt and stir well.
- Sift the cacao powder into the liquid ingredients and mix until thoroughly combined.
- Carefully pour some melted chocolate in the moulds and tilt on all sides to make sure they are well covered. Put the moulds in the freezer for 5-10 minutes. The chocolate will harden quickly.
- Note: If the chocolate coating is too thin, you can add a second layer and put the moulds back in the freezer otherwise the vegan chocolate Peanut Butter Cups won't be strong enough when biting into them and will 'explode'.
- Add some peanut butter to the middle of each chocolate cup. You can put the moulds back in the freezer but this step is not necessary as long as your peanut butter isn't too runny.
- Finally, cover the peanut butter with more chocolate so that you create completely coated cups. Put back in the freezer for 5-10 minutes.
- These Vegan chocolate peanut butter cups are ready.
See full recipe and tips here: https://www.alphafoodie.com/6-ingredient-healthier-vegan-chocolate-peanut-butter-cups/
